"nominal"" damages against Essex Police after being wrongly arrested 10 years ago. The judge did not decide on the sum to be awarded, as his ruling dealt only with the preliminary issue of the level of damages to be awarded. Barrymore was not present for the decision and values his claim at more than £2.4 million. Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. These included ""Strike It"
"Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ""A Free Soul"" (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"". He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of ""A Christmas Carol"" during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's"
"great actor, steals the picture, lock, stock and keg. It is only in the scenes of his savage disintegration, as the horrified girl hangs on, that the picture approaches real tragedy."" John Barrymore John Sidney Barrymore (né Blyth; February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his"
"unnamed ""mysterious men"" haunting the imagination of Michael Gambon's hospitalised writer in Dennis Potter's acclaimed 1986 serial ""The Singing Detective"", Jack Rosenthal British television play ""Day To Remember"" and has featured in several costume dramas, including Stephen Poliakoff's ""The Lost Prince"" (2002, as David Lloyd George), an adaptation of ""The Hound of the Baskervilles"" (2002, as Barrymore), a TV adaptation of ""The Other Boleyn Girl"", (2003 as Thomas Cromwell), Anthony Trollope's adaptation ""He Knew He Was Right"" (2004, as Bozzel), and Russell T. Davies's ""Casanova"" (2005, as the prisoner in the cell next to Casanova's). In 2003, he played the"
"Maurice Barrymore Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe (21 September 1849 – 25 March 1905), known professionally by his stage name Maurice Barrymore, was an India-born British stage actor. He was the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, father of John, Lionel and Ethel, and great-grandfather of actress Drew. Born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe in Amritsar, India, he was the son of William Edward Blythe (1818–1873), a surveyor for the British East India Company, and his wife Charlotte Matilda Chamberlayne de Tankerville (1822–1849) who had some French descent. Herbert, the youngest of seven had an older brother named Will and two sisters"
"Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, author, model and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"" (1982). She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA nomination. Following a highly publicized childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse, Barrymore released an autobiography, ""Little Girl Lost"", in 1991. She went on to appear in a string of successful"
"John Blyth Barrymore John Blyth Barrymore III (born May 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his role as Zeke in the 1970s television series ""Kung Fu"", which was his first role on television. John Blyth Barrymore III was born to John Drew Barrymore and Cara Williams. As such, he is from the famous Barrymore family: He is the half-brother of American actress Drew Barrymore, as well as the grandnephew of Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore. He is of partial Irish descent through his great-grandfather, actor Maurice Costello. John has stated that he does"
"of cinematic acting began to fade"" after the mid-1930s, Barrymore's biographer, Martin Norden, considers him to be ""perhaps the most influential and idolized actor of his day"". Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth in Philadelphia, and was known by family and friends as ""Jack"". Although the Barrymore family bible puts his date of birth as February 15, 1882, his birth certificate shows February 14. He was the youngest of three children. His siblings were Lionel (1878–1954), and Ethel (1879–1959). His father was Maurice Barrymore, an Indian-born British actor who had been born Herbert Blyth, and had adopted Barrymore as a"
"Film Institute and was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Michael Blakemore Michael Howell Blakemore OBE (born 18 June 1928) is an Australian actor, writer and theatre director who has also made a handful of films. A former Associate Director of the National Theatre, in 2000 he became the only individual to win Tony Awards for best Director of a Play and Musical in the same year for ""Copenhagen"" and ""Kiss Me, Kate"". Blakemore was born in Sydney, Australia, son of Conrad Howell Blakemore and his wife, Una Mary Litchfield. He married English actress Shirley Bush. Blakemore was"
"Tom Sizemore Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (born November 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as ""Born on the Fourth of July"" (1989), ""Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man"" (1991), ""Passenger 57"" (1992), ""True Romance"" (1993), ""Natural Born Killers"" (1994), ""Strange Days"" (1995), ""Heat"" (1995), ""Saving Private Ryan"" (1998), ""Red Planet"" (2000), ""Black Hawk Down"" (2001), ""Pearl Harbor"" (2001), and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the video game """", and playing Anthony Sinclair in the revival television series ""Twin Peaks"" (2017). Sizemore was born in Detroit,"
"Michael Blakemore Michael Howell Blakemore OBE (born 18 June 1928) is an Australian actor, writer and theatre director who has also made a handful of films. A former Associate Director of the National Theatre, in 2000 he became the only individual to win Tony Awards for best Director of a Play and Musical in the same year for ""Copenhagen"" and ""Kiss Me, Kate"". Blakemore was born in Sydney, Australia, son of Conrad Howell Blakemore and his wife, Una Mary Litchfield. He married English actress Shirley Bush. Blakemore was educated at The King's School, Sydney, and went on to study medicine"
"John Barrymore John Sidney Barrymore (né Blyth; February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of ""Justice"" (1916), ""Richard III"" (1920) and ""Hamlet"" (1922); his portrayal"
"In honor of his life, Michael J. Farrand penned the memorial narrative poem ""The Man Who Brought Royalty to America"" in 2000, based on the definitive biography ""Great Times, Good Times: The Odyssey of Maurice Barrymore"" by James Kotsilibas Davis (Doubleday, 1977). Maurice Barrymore Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe (21 September 1849 – 25 March 1905), known professionally by his stage name Maurice Barrymore, was an India-born British stage actor. He was the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, father of John, Lionel and Ethel, and great-grandfather of actress Drew. Born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe in Amritsar, India, he was the"
"of Ko-Ko. This recording is nearly complete and is a rare opportunity to hear an artist who recorded a role that he played under Gilbert's and Sullivan's personal direction. Walter Passmore Walter Henry Passmore (10 May 1867 – 29 August 1946) was an English singer and actor best known as the first successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Passmore began performing professionally at the age of fourteen in the pantomime ""Cinderella"". He apprenticed to a piano maker and then worked as a pianist before returning to"
"a heart attack in Van Nuys, California. He was entombed in the Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. Barrymore received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960—a motion pictures star and a radio star. The stars are located at 1724 Vine Street for motion pictures, and 1651 Vine Street for radio. He was also inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame, along with his siblings, Ethel and John. Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as"
"actors, which scandalized the elder Blythe. That same year 1872 Herbert sat for his first posed theatrical photographic portrait by noted photographer Oliver Sarony, an older brother of the better remembered Napoleon Sarony. In order to spare his father the ""shame"" of having a son in such a ""dissolute"" vocation, he took the stage name Maurice Barrymore (though he never legally changed from ""Blythe""), inspired by a conversation he had with fellow actor Charles Vandenhoff about William Barrymore (1759–1830), an early 19th-century English thespian, after seeing a poster depicting Barrymore in the Haymarket Theatre. He wanted his first name to"
"T. White High School in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas before heading to Hollywood in 1979. David has a wife, Greer, and a son. His older brother is former actor Gregory Beecroft, famous for three popular soap opera roles: Tony Reardon on ""Guiding Light"" (1981-1985); Brock Lombard on ""As the World Turns"" (1988-1989); and the short-lived recast of Duke Lavery on ""General Hospital"" (1989–1990). He also played small role of Mickey D in """" episode ""The Royale"". David Beecroft David Beecroft (born April 26, 1955) is an American actor noted for his television appearances,"
"John Drew Barrymore John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore Jr.; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was an American film actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including actor John Blyth Barrymore and actress Drew Barrymore. Diana Barrymore was his half-sister from his father's second marriage. Barrymore was born in Los Angeles, California to John Barrymore (born John Blyth) and Dolores Costello. His parents separated when he was 18 months old, and he rarely saw his"
"T-Bone Burnett, Mick Ronson, Steve Ferrone, Jimmy Vivino, Anton Fig, Henry Gross, Allen Ginsberg, Lou Reed, Bland Simpson, Bobby Neuwirth, Moon Martin, Jon Paris, Bobby Nathan, John Herald, Scarlet Rivera, Larry Campbell, Tony Garnier, Pete Farndon (The Pretenders), Topper Headon (The Clash), Kenny Malone (Elvis Presley), Richie Havens, Hank DeVito, Keith Lentin, Howie Wyeth, Bobby Chouinard, Murray Weintraub, Angel Rissoff (The Planotones), The Del-Vikings, Steve Holly (Wings), Denny Seiwell (Wings), John Siomos (Peter Frampton), Richie Cannatta (Billy Joel), Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Billy Cross, Don Covay, Hank Ballard, David Mansfield, Ian Wallace (King Crimson), Steve Gadd, Luther Rix, Tommy Allsup (Buddy"
"November 20, 1982, at 7 years of age, a record that remained unbroken . On February 3, 2007, Barrymore hosted ""SNL"" for the fifth time, making her the second female host (after Candice Bergen) in the show's history to do so. She hosted again on October 10, 2009, becoming the first female to host six times. Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, author, model and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. She achieved fame as a child actress with her"
"Thalberg's discovery that the studio already owned the rights to Alfred Klabund's 1927 novel ""Rasputin"". In June 1932 M-G-M had announced that the three Barrymores would star in the movie. This film marked Ethel Barrymore's sound film debut and is the earliest known recording of her famous voice. The highly fictionalized story takes place in the Russian Empire during the last years of the reign of Czar Nicholas II (Ralph Morgan) and the Czarina Alexandra (Ethel Barrymore). Reform-minded Prince Paul (John Barrymore) has long been concerned about the plight of the common people and knows a revolution is brewing. Prince"
"Robin, Spider-Man, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Rosemary's Baby, George S. Patton, the Fiddler on the Roof, an Aurora-style model kit, Alex from ""A Clockwork Orange"", ""Bonnie and Clyde"" actor Michael J. Pollard, Barbra Streisand, Mr. T, Indiana Jones, Radar O'Reilly, Bruce Springsteen, Max Headroom, Mr. Spock, Bart Simpson, Pee-Wee Herman, Michael Jackson, a California Raisin, a face on Mount Rushmore, as Egyptian hieroglyphics, part of a fireworks display, a jack-in-the-box, an engraved bottle stopper, a scarecrow, the Headless Horseman, the sequins on Michael Jackson's glove, Don King, Robin Hood, Abraham Lincoln, Guns N' Roses' Slash, Kim Pine, the Man in the"
"Barrymore received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004. Barrymore was born in Culver City, California, to actor John Barrymore and aspiring actress Jaid (born Ildikó Jaid Makó). Jaid was born in a displaced persons camp in Brannenburg, West Germany, to Hungarian World War II refugees. Barrymore is one of four children with a half-brother, John, who is also an actor. Her parents divorced in 1984, when she was 9 years old. She was born into an acting family. All of her paternal great-grandparents—Maurice and Georgie Drew Barrymore, Maurice and Mae Costello ( Altschuk)—as well as her"
"format for the game show ""That's My Dog"" for TSW, which ran for four years on the ITV network from 1984. Recently, he completed his first novel and screenplay and is currently researching a biography of an Irish impresario (his great uncle) who owned the world’s oldest touring opera company. Derek Hobson Derek Hobson (born on 23 March 1949) is a TV and radio broadcaster and journalist, best known as the original host of ITV's ""New Faces"", which introduced, among others, Lenny Henry, Victoria Wood, Jim Davidson, Les Dennis and Michael Barrymore to a Saturday night audience of more than"
"Dressler, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore step out of the first limousine, all costumed as in the film ""Rasputin and the Empress"" (1932). Then Laurel and Hardy leave the car and close the door behind them. Inside The Marx Brothers all stick their heads out of the car window. In the next scene Maurice Chevalier, Eddie Cantor costumed as in the film ""The Kid from Spain"", and Jimmy Durante take turns singing in front of a microphone. They are followed by Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford costumed as in the film ""Rain"" and Janet Gaynor all singing new lyrics"
"1. Bill Murray – ""Rushmore""<br> 2. Donald Sutherland – ""Without Limits""<br> 3. Billy Bob Thornton – ""A Simple Plan"" 1. Judi Dench – ""Shakespeare in Love""<br> 2. Patricia Clarkson – ""High Art""<br> 3. Lisa Kudrow – ""The Opposite of Sex"" 1. Scott Frank – ""Out of Sight""<br> 2. Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard – ""Shakespeare in Love""<br> 3. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson – ""Rushmore"" 1. John Toll – ""The Thin Red Line""<br> 2. Janusz Kamiński – ""Saving Private Ryan""<br> 3. Seamus Deasy – ""The General"" 1. Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)<br> 2. ""Fireworks"" (""Hana-bi"")<br> 3. ""The Celebration"" (""Festen"")"
"Barrymore collapsed and was admitted to hospital, where he died on May 29. John Barrymore on stage, screen and radio John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; 1882–1942) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio who appeared in more than 40 plays, 60 films and 100 radio shows. He was the youngest child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore, and his two siblings were Lionel and Ethel; together they were known as America's ""Royal Family"" of actors, and John was ""perhaps the most influential and idolized actor of his day"", according to his biographer Martin F."
"(b. 1954), before their divorce in 1959. A year later, in 1960, Barrymore married Gabriella Palazzoli. Their daughter, Blyth Dolores Barrymore, was born that same year. Their marriage lasted 10 years before ending in divorce in 1970. John Drew Barrymore John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore Jr.; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was an American film actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including actor John Blyth Barrymore and actress Drew Barrymore. Diana Barrymore was"
"Blakemore, opened on April 26, 1997 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it closed on June 7, 1998 after 466 performances and 21 previews. Among the large cast were Pamela Isaacs, Chuck Cooper, Bellamy Young, Lillias White, and Sam Harris, winner of the first ""Star Search"" television competition in 1984. Choreography was by Joey McKneely, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by Martin Pakledinaz, and lighting design by Richard Pilbrow. White (Featured Actress in a Musical) and Cooper (Featured Actor in a Musical) both won 1997 Tony awards for their performances in this production. The US Regional premiere took"
"Christopher Plummer filmography Christopher Plummer (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. On stage, Plummer's most notable roles are that of Cyrano de Bergerac in ""Cyrano"" (1974) and as John Barrymore in ""Barrymore"". He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for these two roles. On film, Plummer is known for portraying Captain von Trapp in ""The Sound of Music"" (1965). He also appeared in ""Waterloo"" (1970), ""The Man Who Would Be King"" (1975), ""The Insider"" (1999), as Leo Tolstoy in ""The Last Station"" (2009) and as J. Paul Getty in ""All"
"included: Ray Beavan (Tumut), Bill Brogan (West Wyalong), Doug Cameron (Young), Len Cooper (Barmedman & West Wyalong), Ron 'Dookie' Crowe (West Wyalong and Barmedman), Mick Crowe (Grenfell), Fred de Belin (Cootamundra), Peter Diversi (Gundagai), Cec Fifield (West Wyalong & Junee); Charles 'Chook' Fraser (Gundagai), Viv 'Bluey' Freestone (Gundagai), John Graves (Cootamundra), Abe Hall (Young), Nevyl Hand (Gundagai), John 'Bronc' Jones, (Gundagai and Tumut), Joe Jorgenson (Junee), Bill Kearney (Young), John Kelly (Temora), Jack Kingston (Cootamundra & Young), Bill Kinnane (Young & Harden), Tom Kirk, (Tumut & Barmedman), Eric Kuhn (Barmedman & Harden), Bill and Jim Lawrence (Barmedman), Bill Lesberg (Cootamunda),"
"the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California, and a staff producer at National Public Radio affiliate, KCRW-FM in Santa Monica, California. Townsend graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, majoring in psychology and earned his graduate degree in psychology from The Wright Institute, Berkeley. Bill Frisell Bill Frisell/Elvis Costello Petra Haden and Bill Frisell Carrie Rodriguez Kelly Joe Phelps Loudon Wainwright III John Scofield John Scofield/Pat Metheny Rinde Eckert Shweta Jhaveri Ani Choying Drolma/Steve Tibbetts Dino Saluzzi/Anthony Cox/David Friedman Gabriela Vinicius Cantuária Viktor Krauss Dave Holland Hank Jones/Dave Holland/Billy Higgins John Abercrombie Joey Baron Charlie Hunter T. J. Kirk"
"(1996), ""The Wings of the Dove"" (1997), ""Shakespeare in Love"", ""Gangs of New York"" (Production Consultant), ""I Capture the Castle"", ""Chasing Liberty"", ""A Bunch of Amateurs"" and ""My Week with Marilyn"" (2011). He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in 1999. He lives in Brixton with his wife Liz and their three sons, Bill, Thomas and Max. David Parfitt David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998 for ""Shakespeare in Love"". Parfitt was born in"